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    <em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Prime Location

    Why Amazon pulled the plug on its New York City HQ2 expansion. Plus what it’s like to go back to school after a shooting, Andrew McCabe on unsettling encounters with the president, and more
    by Saahil Desai Feb 14, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Mike Segar / Reuters

    What We’re Following

    Amazon announced Thursday that its expansion of a second(its plans for the D.C. suburbs remain intact). The deal fell through after intense opposition from activists and politicians, That this activism somehow proved victorious could signal the start of a broader movement nationwide against the type of Detractors might be on to something, argues Derek Thompson: This type of corporate welfare rarely is worth the cost for cities, and the tens of thousands of new Amazon workers would’ve exacerbated New York City’s

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